Hatching what now??

[kazzie]

1 or 2 of the eggs have hatched now what? what do they need what needs to be done?

 

[heihei]

Have you got any brineshrimp hatched? It will be about two or three days before they require live food as they will eat the rest of their yolk.

 

[kazzie]

no i do have water fleas (sorry can't remember the other name for them)

 

[jennifer]

In most cases, the larvae don't eat for a few days after they hatch, although in some cases they hatch a little bit late and ready to start eating. Add just a few of the water fleas (Daphnia) for the first week or so. Once you see that they are eating, add larger amounts of water fleas.

I have a piece of screen that I use to separate large/small daphnia. If the daphnia look a bit too large for the axies, you might want to try something like this to sort out just the smallest daphnia for starters.

What kind of container are you keeping them in? And how many hatchlings do you have?

There are some good articles online about this whole process. Have you found them? If not, we can post links.

 

[kazzie]

i have under 100 hatchlings i think to many to count i have them in a small tank with an air stone i have removed all the eggs that hasn't formed in to babies

 

[kazzie]

any links would be useful

 

[jennifer]

If you read through the other posts in the Eggs, Larvae & Breeding section of this forum, you'll find links and can read about other people's experiences. Have you read the info in www.axolotl.org?

 

[kazzie]

thanks i went on that site when i first bought me axolotls it's a good site